taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

= + : Willy Walrus is wondering about that strange smell in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. He can't quite place it. The smell is from Ai Weiwei's new installation: A tower of mandarins.

味 character breakdown

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

= + : Shortly after finishing a new installation in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom, Ai Weiwei is imprisoned by Willy Walrus, because—out of all places—Ai Weiwei put his new installation right into Willy Walrus's toilet. Ai Weiwei's installation is a Christmas tree with a tiny, slightly tilted flute on top. Ai Weiwei would really, really like to correct the tilted flute, but so far, Willy Walrus has not yet let him out.

Characters with 味 as component

味 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 味

strange odor
profound / significant / meaningful
exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations
tasty / to one's liking
Spring Festival atmosphere / festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
feeling / flavor / sense
Spring Festival atmosphere; festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent
to think sth over

Sentences with 味

ǎn
xia̅n
cháng
cháng
shén
me
zi̅
wèi